Frank Leboeuf

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Franck Alain James Leboeuf (born 22 January 1968), commonly known as Frank Leboeuf (Script error: No such module "IPA".),Template:Refn is a French actor, sports commentator and former footballer who played as a centre-back. With the France national team, Leboeuf won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 as well as a number of domestic trophies, most famously during his five years at Chelsea. Since the conclusion of his playing career, Leboeuf has transitioned to acting, appearing in stage, film productions and is a regular contributor at ESPN FC.

Club career

Leboeuf was born in Marseille[1] and raised in Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.[2] He was introduced to football by his father, a former Rennes coach,[3] who trained children in the sport.[4] After starting his career in 1986 in the lower divisions of the French leagues, Leboeuf moved to Laval in 1988. In 1991, he moved to Strasbourg and played there until 1996, when he made a switch to English club Chelsea for £2.5m.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

He played over 200 games for the club and scored 24 goals, mainly from penalties and set pieces.[5] With Chelsea, he won two FA Cups, one League Cup, one Cup Winners' Cup and one UEFA Super Cup.[5] He left in 2001 for club Marseille, before finishing out his career in Qatar.[5] Despite his numerous accolades, Leboeuf never won a first-division title in Europe or the UEFA Champions League.[6]

International career

Leboeuf was capped 50 times for France, scoring four goals. His first two came on 6 September 1995 in a Euro 96 qualifier at home to Azerbaijan, contributing to a 10–0 win,[7] a then-record for France. Although he was mainly a substitute in the 1998 World Cup (started 2 and played in 3 matches out of 7),[8] he stepped in for red carded Laurent Blanc to play in the final,[9] a 3–0 win against Brazil, a match in which he man-marked the highly rated striker Ronaldo.[10]

In a Euro 2000 qualifier on 9 June 1999, Leboeuf scored the only goal from the penalty spot with five minutes to go as world champions France struggled away to amateurs Andorra.[11][12] He received a winner's medal at the finals in Belgium and the Netherlands, though Blanc and Marcel Desailly were the preferred defensive partnership, including in the final.[13][14]

He scored a late winner against co-hosts South Korea on 26 May ahead of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (3–2).[15] Holders France were eliminated in the group stage in a shock, and he retired from the team.[16]

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Leboeuf goal.
List of international goals scored by Frank Leboeuf
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 1995 Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France {{ Template:Yesno alias = Azerbaijan flag alias = Flag of Azerbaijan.svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Azerbaijan 1918.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Azerbaijan (1991–2013).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg link alias-naval = Azerbaijani Navy flag alias-army = Flag of Azerbaijani Land Forces.svg link alias-army = Azerbaijani Land Forces flag alias-air force = AzAF Flag of Azerbaijan.png link alias-air force = Azerbaijani Air Force flag alias-navy = Naval Flag of Azerbaijan.svg link alias-navy = Azerbaijani Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|10–0 || rowspan="2"|UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying

2 8–0
3 9 June 1999 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain {{ Template:Yesno alias = Andorra flag alias = Flag of Andorra.svg flag alias-1806 = Flag of Andorra (1806–1866).svg flag alias-1866 = Flag of Andorra (1866–1934).gif flag alias-1934 = Flag of Andorra (1934–1939).svg flag alias-civil = Flag of Andorra (civil).svg var2 = 1866 var3 = 1934 var4 = civil size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying

4 26 May 2002 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea {{ Template:Yesno alias = South Korea flag alias = Flag of South Korea.svg flag alias-1945 = Flag of South Korea (1945–1948).svg flag alias-1948 = Flag of South Korea (1948–1949).svg flag alias-1949 = Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg flag alias-1984 = Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg flag alias-1997 = Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Republic of Korea Army.svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Republic of Korea Air Force.svg link alias-army = Republic of Korea Army flag alias-naval = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg link alias-naval = Republic of Korea Navy link alias-air force = Republic of Korea Air Force flag alias-marines = Flag of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.svg link alias-marines = Republic of Korea Marine Corps link alias-navy = Republic of Korea Navy flag alias-navy = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg flag alias-military = Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg link alias-military = Republic of Korea Armed Forces flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Korean Coast Guard.svg link alias-coast guard = Korea Coast Guard size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|3–2 || Friendly

Style of play

A cultured centre-back, Leboeuf was noted for his intelligence, composure, and long range passing ability. He also had a powerful long range shot, and was a consistent penalty-taker throughout his career.[17][18] He took 15 penalties in competitive games for Chelsea, missing just 2 times, and missing only 1 out of his 11 attempts from the spot in the Premier League.[19][20]

Acting

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Leboeuf in 2011

In 2001, whilst still playing football for Chelsea, Leboeuf had made his first acting appearance in the film Taking Sides.[17][21] Following his retirement from competitive football, Leboeuf spent two years living in Los Angeles. During this time he played for amateur team Hollywood United, alongside celebrity team-mates such as Vinnie Jones, Steve Jones and Anthony LaPaglia.[22] Leboeuf studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood, keeping a low profile, and won his first acting work as a TV commentator, for a pay cheque totalling $100, which he keeps as a memento.[4] Leboeuf acted in several theatre plays in France,[17] including starring alongside Jean-Francois Garreaud in L'intrus in 2010[23] and a role in the play Avec Ma Belle Mère et Moi.[4] In 2014, Leboeuf played a French Resistance fighter in the World War II film Allies[9][17] and a doctor in the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything.[24]

Other media

Leboeuf works as a sports commentator and analyst for RMC and ESPN in the United States and he writes a column for Chelsea News in the UK.[25][3][4] In 2010, he was a contestant on the reality television show Koh-Lanta in the Koh-Lanta, le choc des héros special series.[26] He was forced to depart the show after two episodes due to a back injury he had suffered in a car accident shortly before the series commenced.[27] In 2014, Leboeuf made an appearance in the television comedy series Nos Chers Voisins[4][28] and began writing a column for Téléfoot.[29]

In 2019, Leboeuf competed on the first season of Mask Singer, the French version of the global franchise Masked Singer, disguised as a peacock.[30]

Personal life

Leboeuf is married to actress Chrislaure Nollet[17][31] and has two children, Jade and Hugo, from his first marriage to Beatrice.[2] His amateur sporting hobbies include tennis, swimming and boxing.[4]

Franck Leboeuf is the cousin of the hotelier Philippe Leboeuf.[32]

Following the 1998 World Cup, he was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1998.[33]

Honours

Strasbourg

Chelsea

Al-Sadd

Al-Wakrah

France

Orders

Notes

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